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Years Served: 1962-1966…Hello to all, This is Jonsey, checking in, R-Gang 1963-1966 After leaving the Navy, went back to work, Defense contractors, Foundries, Warehouses, finally ended up in Prison, spent 30 years, Retired (fooled ya) as Correctional Captain from Calif Dept of Corrections, Now living in Louisiana, (Love them Hurricaines) Now I do what I want when I want, it sure is nice, play a little Ham radio, Investigate, kidnapping, missing kids, and Cold case work for National Center for Missing and Exploiated Children. Traveling between Maine and Alaska. Have a 25 ac. place here, raise Black Angus Beef, nothing big about 22 head, keeps the meat locker full. Between that and Chasing the granddaughter around (www.taylorhorn.com) she and the wife are now in England working on her music and writing songs. Don’t know when they will be back, but its quite here :D Well that’s about it for now, like to hear from some of you so e-mail me Best to all Jonsey

Years Served: 1944-1946…I am a plank holder. water tender 3rd class.We joined the 3rd fleet at Pearl Harbor and sailed all the way to Japan for the surrender.

Years Served: 1944 1946…Been a long time and I guess most of the fellows have passed on

Years Served: 2…I signed in for my brother as he died in 1960 while in the navy. I have been trying to get hold of some shipmates with no luck. Hope this type of sign in is OK. Betty Reese

Years Served: 1962-1966…In loving memory (1944-2007)